Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Research Fair kicks off with Algae biofuels event
The 12th UNL Research Fair opens today with the workshop "Forging Partnerships Toward Advanced Algae Biofuels and Bioproducts in the Midwest." The seminar, 1 to 4:15 p.m. in the Nebraska Union Georgian Suites A and B, explores opportunities for biofuels research and provide perspectives from UNL faculty and representatives from industry and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Featured presenters include Jose Olivares, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Thomas Byrne, Byrne and Co.; and Stephen Emmert, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Registration, available online, is required. The workshop is sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research and the Office of Research and Economic Development. Read more about the 12th UNL Research Fair in Today@UNL.
Service learning trip information meetings are Nov. 6-7
Informational meetings about a December alternative service-learning trip to Tuscaloosa, Ala., are 5 p.m. today and noon Nov. 7 in the Nebraska Union, room 222. The meetings are open to all faculty, staff and students.
The service-learning trip is Dec. 15-23. Participants will provide tornado recovery assistance, needed as twisters have struck Tuscaloosa in each of the past two years. The tornados destroyed several miles of residential and community property. Read more about these Informational meetings in Today@UNL.
Study Abroad? There's a club for that
An idea forged by a group of students who have "been there" was the beginning of a organization for those who have or want to study abroad. The UNL Globetrotters had their second meeting on Oct. 23 to discuss their past experiences and future plans for trips overseas.
UNL Globetrotters meets every two weeks. Their next meeting will be 6 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Questions about Globetrotters and Education Abroad can be directed to adviser Jennifer Mostek, or visit the Education Abroad Office at 420 University Terrace. Read more about these Informational meetings in Today@UNL.
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Reinhard lands book award, grant funding for parasite study
Worms, it turns out, make for a good literary subject— particularly the nasty kind that live and thrive as stowaways in our guts.
Karl Reinhard, a UNL professor who has dedicated most of the last 30 years to the study of ancient parasites, learned as much when his most recent work, "Fundamentals of Paleoparasitology," won the natural sciences division of Brazil's most prestigious book awards, the Premio Jabuti, or "Tortoise Award." Read more about this award in Today@UNL.
Lectures
BEADLE CENTER ROOM N172, 4PMBiochemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar, "Regulation of the Yap1-dependent transcriptional response to oxidative stress in fungi"
Scott Moye-Rowley, University of Iowa
Entomology Lecture, "Entomophagy: Food and Fears"
Crystal Ramm, entomology graduate student
Walk-in Flu Shot Clinics continue at UHC
The University Health Center offers walk-in flu shot clinics - no appointments required. Flu shots are free for UNL students paying UPFF facility fees and $30 for faculty and staff.
The clinics will be held at UHC (1500 U St.) from 9 - 11 a.m. on the following dates:
- Mondays: Nov. 12
- Tuesdays: Nov. 6, 13
UNL.edu now formatted for all devices
The Internet and Interactive Media group of University Communications and Information Services has concluded the first phase in its effort to provide full support to all devices - desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets - by implementing a suite of web technologies collectively known as 'responsive design.' This week, the internal and external homepages were re-launched as 'responsive' designs.
You can see the effects of responsive design in your desktop browser by simply re-sizing your browser window (the page will reformat as the window is narrowed), or by viewing on your tablet or smartphone. Please use the 'feedback' links at the bottom of the page if you would like to let us know of any issues. Thank you.
